Don’t worry, it was probably nothing. But to treat my case of probably nothing, the doctor gave me a prescription for a week’s worth of antibiotics, along with the usual stern warning about the importance of completing the full course. I understood why I needed to complete the full course, of course. What I didn’t understand was why a full course took precisely seven days. Why not six, eight or nine and a half?
Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy?
Daniel Gilbert - The Colbert Report - 2007-27-06. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert.